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View larger image | Carbon nanotubes coated with an explosive fuel get extremely hot but don’t burn. What’s more, the heat wave coursing through the tube generates far more power than expected. Some scientists think the explanation lies in how fast the heat wave travels.
Credit: B. Rakouskas, adapted from A. Aliev and R. Baughman/Nature Materials 2010, Macmillan Publishers Ltd; explosion: softRobot/Shutterstock
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